On June 3 the Santa Monica Conservancy held its annual �Living in a Landmark� tour, which visited the former First Methodist Church at 2621 2nd Street, the Charles Warren Brown House at 2504 3rd Street, Horatio West Court at 140 Hollister Avenue,...

The Santa Monica City Council had the first reading of an ordinance to increase the minimum wage from $9.00 an hour. City staff will investigate what other cities in the region plan to do prior to a future council meeting.

�The article touts affordable places to drink on the Westside: Bar Toscana in Brentwood; Pink Taco in Century City; Venice Whaler in Venice; Bigfoot West in West Los Angeles; and The Misfit on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica.